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THE 


“Antiquities  of  Mexico” 

BY 


Lord  Kingsborough. 


A 

COLLATION 

BY 


Rev.  Edmond  J.  P.  Schmitt, 

Fellow  and  Life  Member  of  the  Texas  State  Historical  Society; 
Honorary  Member  of  De  Zavala  Chapter,  Daughters 
of  the  Republic  of  Texas;  Author  of  Lose 
Blaetter,  Bibliographia  Bene- 
dictina,  etc., etc., etc. 


SAN  ANTONIO, 
MCMI. 


JOHNSON  BROS,  PTG,  CO..  SAN  ANTONIO. 


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FOREWORD. 

Scholars  will  find  in  the  following-  pages  a  collation  of  Lord  Kings- 
borough’s,  “  Antiquities  of  Mexico ,”  carried  out  into  the  minutest  de¬ 
tails.  Though  often  cited  the  work  is  so  rare,  that  but  few  students  ex¬ 
cept  those  living  in  the  larger  cities  have  any  opportunity  of  examining 
these  bulky  tomes,  and  writers  in  general,  with  the  exception  of  Pres 
cott,  have  taken  no  pains  to  let  their  readers  know  their  contents. 
Hence  I  believed  I  would  render  a  little  service  to  Historical  students 
by  presenting  this  collation.  I  have  added  a  few  notes,  and  indicated, 
as  far  as  my  personal  investigations  went,  the  locale ,  of  copies  of  the 
work.  The  copy  from  which  I  worked,  was,  as  will  be  seen  the  prop¬ 
erty  of  Sir  Thomas  Phillipps,  himself  a  noted  scholar  and  collector  of 
Mexican  manuscripts.  It  was  obtained  by  Col.  George  W.  Bracken- 
ridge,  of  San  Antonio,  Texas,  for  his  valuable  library,  and  at  the  sale 
of  the  old  homestead  to  the  Sisters  of  Charity  of  the  Incarnate  Word, 
these  Volumes  passed  into  their  possession. 


Edmond  J.  P.  Schmitt. 


TO 

The  Rt.  Rev.  Camillus  P.  Maes,  D.  D., 

TO  WHOSE 

KIND  INTEREST  AND  ASSISTANCE 

IN  MY 

HISTORICAL  STUDIES, 

I  OWE  THE  LEISURE  THAT  MADE  THE 

PREPARATION  OF  THESE 

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTES 

POSSIBLE, 

THESE  PAGES  ARE  GRATEFULLY 


DEDICATED. 


THE 


Antiquities  of  Mexico. 

A  Collation.* 


The  work  is  printed  on  Whatman’s  drawing-  paper  dat¬ 
ing-  from  1822  onward,  some  undated.  Vol.  I.  contains  dates 
up  to  1829.  The  size  of  the  sheets  is  14^  x  22  inches.  The 
edg-es  are  uncut.  The  colored  plates  are  interleaved  with 
thin  paper.  The  volumes  are  bound  in  a  black  sheep  back, 
marbled  sides.  They  bear  a  label  of  green  leather  with  the 
inscription  “Antiquities  of  Mexico,  by  A.  Ag-lio,”  Vol.  I. 
[-IX.]* 

On  a  fly-leaf  [1]  is  written  in  lead-pencil:  “Sir  Thomas 
Phillipps  copy  presented  to  him  by  Lord  King-sborough. 
This  is  the  genuine  original  issue,  [“Before”  written  then 
erased.]  some  of  the  plates  were  reprinted  when  Bohn  bought 
the  stock.” 

VOLUME  I. 

On  fourth  fly-leaf,  “Antiquities  of  Mexico,  Vol.  I,  verso: 
London:  J.  Moyses,  Took’s  Court,  Chancery  Lane.” 


*The  Collator,  Rev.  Edmond  J.  P.  Schmitt,  died  May  5,  1901, 
shortly  after  the  manuscript  of  this  work  had  been  placed  in  the  hands 
of  the  printers  by  me.  It  was  written  “between  coughs,’’  as  he  said — 
and  therefore  hard  to  decipher.  The  proof  being  in  many  places  mean¬ 
ingless,  I  had  to  review  the  entire  work  and  in  some  places  re-write. 
He  had,  toward  the  last,  to  depend  upon  others  to  look  up  the  materials, 
and  therefore,  a  few  notes  which  I  feel  sure  he  intended  to  put  in,  were 
omitted.  Adina  de  Zavala. 

*Vols.  8  and  9  are  numbered  on  back  of  cover  in  Arabic  figures. 
The  other  volumes  are  in  Roman  letters.  Adina  de  Zavala. 


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TITLE: 

Antiquities  of  Mexico:  Comprising  Fac-Similes  of  Ancient 
Mexican  Paintings  and  Hieroglyphics,  preserved  in  the 
Royal  Libraries  of  Paris,  Berlin  and  Dresden;  in  the  Im¬ 
perial  Library  of  Vienna;  in  the  Vatican  Library;  in  the 
Borgian  Museum  at  Rome;  in  the  Library  of  the  Institute 
at  Bologna  and  in  the  Bodleian  Library  at  Oxford  ;  Together 
with  the  Monuments  of  New  Spain,  by  M.  Dupaix,  with 
their  respective  scales  of  measurement  and  accompaning 
descriptions.  Many  valuable  inedited  manuscripts,  by 
Augustine  Aglio,  in  seven  volumes.  Vol.  I,  London:  Pub¬ 
lished  by  A.  Aglio,  36,  Newman  Street:  To  be  had  also  of 
Whitaker,  Treacher,  and  Co.,  Ave-Maria  Lane,  MDCCC. 
XXX. 

CONTENTS  OF  THE  FIRST  VOLUME: 

Copy  of  the  collection  of  Mendoza,  preserved  in  the 
Bodleian  Library  at  Oxford. — 73  pages.  Marked  Arch.  Seld. 
A.  i  Cat.  MSS.  An%l.  3134..  On  72  leaves  and  1  title  leaf. 

Copy  of  the  Codex  Telleriano-Remensis,  preserved  in 
the  Royal  Library  at  Paris. — 93  pages.  Marked  14  Reg . 
1616.  O11  70  leaves  and  1  title  leaf. 

Fac-Simileof  an  original  Mexican  Hieroglyphic  Paint¬ 
ing,  from  the  collection  of  Boturini. — 23  pages.  On  11  leaves, 
not  colored,  hence  not  interleaved,  and  1  title  leaf. 

Fac-Simile  of  an  original  Mexican  Painting,  preserved  in 
the  collection  of  Sir  Thomas  Bodley,  in  the  Bodleian  Library 
at  Oxford. — 40  pages.  Marked  Arch.  Bodl.  A.  75.  Cat.  MSS. 
Angt,  2838.  On  40  leaves  and  1  title  leaf. 

Fac-Simile  of  an  original  Mexican  Painting,  preserved 
in  the  Selden  collection  of  MSS.  in  the  Bodleian  Library  at 
Oxford. — 20  pages.  Marked  A? ch..  Seld.  A.  2.  Cat.  MSS.  Angl. 
3r35  On  21  leaves  and  1  title  leaf. 

Fac-Simile  of  an  original  Mexican  Hieroglyphic  Paint¬ 
ing,  preserved  amongst  the  Selden  collection  in  the  Bodleian 
Library  at  Oxford.  A  Roll ,  marked  Arch.  Seld.  A.  Rot.  3.  Cat. 


Antiquities  of  Mexico 


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MSS.  Angl.  3207.  On  12  leaves  and  1  title  leaf.  Then  follow 
2  blank  leaves. 


VOLUME  II. 

Title  etc.  identical  with  Volume  I.  Then  2  blank  fly¬ 
leaves.  Contents  of  the  Second  Volume,  1  leaf. 

Copy  of  a  Mexican  MS.  preserved  in  the  Library  of  the 
Vatican. — 149  pages.  Marked  No.  3738 .  102  leaves  without 

title,  then  2  blank  leaves. 

Fac-Simile  of  an  original  Mexican  Painting  given  to  the 
University  of  Oxford  by  Archbishop  Laud  and  preserved  in 
the  Bodleian  Library. — 46  pages.  Marked  Laud  B.35,  Nunc 
678.  Cat.  MSS.  Angl.  54.6.  23  leaves  without  title,  then  2 

blank  leaves. 

Fac-Simile  of  an  original  Mexican  Painting  preserved  in 
the  Library  of  the  Institute  at  Bologna. — 24  pages.  Two 
3-p  leaves,  81  leaves,  then  2  blank  leaves. 

Fac-Simile  of  an  original  Mexican  Painting  preserved  in 
the  Imperial  Library  at  Vienna. — 66  pages.  Inscription  on 
leaf  2,  65  colored  leaves,  then  2  blank  leaves. 

Fac-Similes  of  original  Mexican  Paintings  deposited  in 
the  Royal  Library  at  Berlin  by  the  Baron  De  Humboldt,  and 
of  a  Mexican  Bas-Relief  preserved  in  the  Royal  Cabinet  of 
Antiques. — 18  leaves  of  the  MS,,  1  leaf  of  the  Bas-Relief, 
then  2  leaves  blank. 

INSCRIPTION  OF  THE  VIENNA  MS. 

Codex  iste  Hieroglyhicorum  Indiae  Meridionalis  dono 
missus  fuit  Clementi  VII  ab  Emanuele  Lusitaniae  Rege, 
cum  tintinabulis  aliquot  Indicis,  et  stragula  ex  plumis 
psittacorum  contexta.  Codicem,  mortuo  Clemente,  accepit 
Hippolitus  Cardinalis  Mediceus,  et  hoc  vita  defuncto, 
Cardinalis  Capuanus,  qui  ante  annos  aliquot  aegrotante 
Clemente,  et  de  Hippolito  sollicito,  ne  post  suum  obitum 
egere  cogeretur,  sponte  de  suis  redditibus  aureorum  mm. 


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detraxerat,  et  Hippolito  fruenda  ex  nonnullis  ecclesiasticis 
beneficiis  tradiderat,  petivit  hunc  Codicem  sibi  pro 
beneficio  -ex*  haereditate  Cardinalis  Hippoliti  a  Cardinale 
Salviato  testamenti  Ipsius  executore  dari. 

VOLUME  III. 

Antiquities  of  Mexico,  1  leaf. 

Full  Title  same  as  other  volumes  except  [Vol.III.],  1  leaf . 

Contents  of  the  Third  Volume,  1  leaf. 

Fac-Simile  of  an  original  Mexican  painting  preserved  in 
the  Borgian  Museum  of  the  College  of  the  Propaganda  in 
Rome.  Title  leaves,  76  plates;  then  2  blank  leaves. 

Fac-Simile  of  an  original  Mexican  Painting  preserved  in 
the  Royal  Library  at  Dresden.  Title  leaf,  76  plates  on  28 
leaves;  then  2  blank  leaves. 

Fac-Simile  of  an  original  Mexican  Painting  in  the  posses¬ 
sion  of  M.  De  Fejervary  al  Pess,  in  Hungary.  Title  leaf,  22 
leaves  plates;  then  2  blank  leaves. 

Fac-Simile  of  an  original  Mexican  Painting  preserved  in 
the  Library  of  the  Vatican.  Title  leaf,  24  leaves  plates, 
then  2  blank  leaves. 


VOLUME  IV. 

Three  blank  leaves. 

Antiquities  of  Mexico.  Vol.  IV.  1  leaf. 

Full  Title  as  other  volumes  with  change  [Vol.  IV.], 

1  leaf. 

Contents  of  the  Fourth  Volume.*  1  leaf. 

Monuments  of  New  Spain,  by  M.  Dupaix,  from  the  origi¬ 
nal  Drawings  executed  by  order  of  the  King  of  Spain.  In 
three  parts, 


*Here  is  written  in  pencil,  between  the  spaces  of  the  Table  of 
Contents,  the  number  of  plates,  etc.  Adina  de  Zavala. 


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Part  I. — 17  plates,  2  plates  numbered  7,  8th  and  15th 
are  double  size.  Last  plate  is  No.  16. 

Part  II. — 57  plates,  2  plates  numbered  24.  28th  is  the 
size  of  six  single  plates.  Last  plate  is  No.  56. 

Part  III. — 47  plates,  12th  is  double  size,  47th  is  the  size 
of  two  and  one-half  plates. 

Title  1  leaf,  7  leaves.  1  leaf.  2  leaves  blank. 

Specimens  of  Mexican  Sculpture,  in  the  possession  of  M. 
Latour  Allard,  in  Paris.  11  plates,  2  blank  leaves.  Title  1 
leaf.  27  leaves.  28th  the  size  of  six  leaves.  2  blank.  Title 
1  leaf.  11  leaves.  1  threefold  size.  34  leaves.  1  threefold 
size.  2  leaves  blank. 

Specimens  of  Mexican  Sculpture  preserved  in  the  Brit¬ 
ish  Museum.  5  plates,  title  1  leaf;  2  pages  blank. 

Plates  copied  from  the  Giro  del  Mondo  of  Gemelli 
Careri ;  with  an  engraving  of  a  Mexican  Cycle,  from  a  paint¬ 
ing  formerly  in  the  possession  of  Boturini.  4  plates,  title  1 
leaf,  3  leaves,  1  three  fold  size,  2  pages  blank. 

Specimens  of  Peruvian  Quipus,  with  plates  represent¬ 
ing  a  Carved  Peruvian  Box  containing  a  collection  of  Sup¬ 
posed  Peruvian  Quipus.  7  plates.  2  blank  leaves. 

The  pencil  inscriptions  in  Vol.  IV.,  are  in  Sir  Thomas 
Phillipp’s  hand.  E.  J.  P.  Schmitt . 

Two  pages  blank. 

Plate  one  of  the  last  “ Specimen  of  Knots  supposed  to  be 
Original  Peruvian  Quipoes has  the  following  addendum  in 
lead  pencil:  “in  the  possession  of  Lord  Kingsborough  which 

1  myself  saw.  Thomas  Phillipps.”  E.J.  P.  Schmitt. 

VOLUME  V. 

Same  Title.  Leaf  5, — To  the  Right  Honorable  Lord  Vis¬ 
count  Kingsborough.  Leaf  VI,  [p.  vii.]  signed, 

Augustine  Aglio, 
j6  Newman  Street ,  Oxford  Street. 

1830, 

P,  IX.  Introduction. 

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P.  1.  Extrait  De  L’Ouvrage  de  M.  De  Humboldt,  Sur 
Les  Monumens  de  L’Amerique. 

P.  3.  Extrait  de  L’Ouvrage  de  M.De  Humboldt.  Ends 
on  page  32. 

P.  33.  Supplement  A  L’Extrait  De  L’Ouvrage  de  M. 
De  Humboldt.  Ends  on  page  36. 

P.  37.  Explicacion  De  la  Colleccion  de  Mendoza. 

P.  39.  Same  Title. 

P.  S3.  Fin  de  la  Partida  Primera  de  Esta  Ystoria. 

P.  54.  Same  Title  as  above.  Parte  Segunda 
P.  89.  Fin  de  la  Partida  Segunda  de  Esta  Ystoria. 

P.  90.  Same  Title,  Parte  Tercera. 

P,  113.  Signed  in  Fac-simile: 


A.  Thevet, 

1553. 

Fin  de  la  Partida  Tercera  Desta  Ystoria. 


P.  115.  Index  to  the  first  Part  of  the  Collection  of  Men¬ 
doza. 

P.  119.  Index  to  the  Second  Part  of  the  Collection  of 
Mendoza. 

P.  125.  Index  to  the  Names  of  Persons  and  Offices. 

P.  127.  Explicacion  del  Codex  Telleriano-Remensis. 

P.  129.  Same  Title.  Parte  Primera.  Ends  on  page  158. 

P.  159.  Codice  Mexicano,  che  si  conserva  nella  Biblio- 
teca  Vaticana.  Al.  No.  3738.  M  S. 

P.  161.  Spiegazione  Delle  Tavole  del  Codice  Mexicano, 
che  si  conserva  nella  Biblioteca  Vaticana.  Al.  No.  3738, 
MS.  Between  pages  172  and  173  a  three  page  sheet  with 
numbered  diagram.  Ends  on  pag'e  206. 

P.  207.  Viages  de  Guillelmo  Dupaix  sobre  las  Antigiie- 
dades  Mejicanas. 

P.  209.  Primera  Expedicion  en  el  aho  de  1805. 

Ends  on  page  225,  signed,  Guillelmo  Dupaix. 

P.  227.  Segunda  Expedicion  sobre  Antigiiedades  Ameri- 


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canas,  en  el  ano  de  1806.  Ends  on  page  246,  signed,  Guill- 
elmo  Dupaix. 

P.  247.  Antigiiedades  Pertenecientes  a  Monte  Alvan. 
Ends  on  page  251,  signed,  Guillelmo  Dupaix. 

P.  253.  Antigiiedades  Del  Pueblo  de  San  Pablo  Mitlan. 
Ends  page  260. 

P.  261.  Sepuleros.  Ends  page  262. 

P.  263.  Arquitectura.  Ends  page  267. 

P.267.  Instrumentos  Artistas.  Ends  page  268,  signed, 
Guillelmo  Dupaix. 

P.  269.  Antigiiedades  Del  Pueblo  de  Zachila  y  Quilapa. 
Ends  page  278,  signed,  Guillelmo  Dupaix. 

P.  279.  Antigiiedades  de  Tlascala.  Ends  page  283, 
signed,  Guillelmo  Dupaix. 

P.  285.  Tercera  Expedicion  Sobre  Antigiiedades  Amer- 
icanas,  en  el  ano  de  1807.  Ends  on  page  294. 

P.  294.  Descripcion  Tocante  al  Palenque.  Ends  on 
page  302. 

P.  303.  De  la  Escultura,  Plastica,Yeso,  6  Estuco.  Ends 
on  page  311. 

P.  311.  Sobre  la  Arquitectura  del  Antiguo  Palenque. 
Del  Orden  de  Arquitectura  Inventada  por  nuestros  celeberri- 
mos  Palencanos.  Ends  on  page  321,  signed,  Guillelmo 
Dupaix. 

P.  322.  Supplementos  a  la  Descripcion  del  Palenque. 
Ends  on  page  326. 

P.  327.  Supplementos  al  Numero  22,  las  15  y  16;  Acerca 
de  la  Ilustracion  de  las  Figuras  Agigantadas. 

P.  328.  Supplemento  a  la  Descripcion  de  las  Laminas 
en  el  Templo  de  la  Cruz;  Numero  39,  la  41.  Ends  on  page  333. 

P.  334.  Supplementos  6  Explicacion  acerca  de  las  Fig¬ 
uras  de  las  Tres  Lozas  Geroglificas;  al  Numero  30,  la  23;  y 
a  los  Numeros  40,  las  42  y  43.  Ends  on  page  339. 

P.  340.  Descripcion  de  la  Piedra  Triunfal,  que  existe 
en  la  Universidad  de  Mejico.  Ends  on  page  343. 

P.  345.  Libro  Sexto  dela  Retorica  y  Filosofia,  Moral  y 
Teologia,  de  la  Gente  Mexicana,  Donde  Hay  cosas  muy  curi- 


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osas  Tocantes  a  los  primores  de  su  lengua,  y  cosas  muy 
Delicadas  Tocante  a  las  virtudes  morales.  Por  el  M.  R.  P. 
Frayle  Bernardino  de  Sahagun,  de  la  Orden  de  los  Frayles 
Menores  de  la  Observancia. 

P.347.  Integerrimo  Patri,  Fratri  Roderico  de  Segura* 
Generali  comisario  omnium  occidentals  orbis  Terrarum, 
uno  Dempto,  Peru,  Frater  Bernardinus  de  Sahagun  Utram- 
que  Felicitatem  optat. 

Habes  hie,  admodun  observande  Pater,  opus  regio  con- 
spectu  dignum,  quod  quidem  acerrimo  ac  diutino  marte 
comparatum  est,  cujus  sextus  liber  hie  est;  sunt  et  alii  sex 
post  hunc,  qui  omnes  duodenarium  complent,  in  quatuor 
volumina  congesti.  Hie  sextus,  omnium  major,  cum  corpore 
turn  vi  grandi  tripudio  jubilat,  te  sibi  ac  tribus  suis  tantum 
invenisse  patrem,  utpote  nullatenus  dubitans,  tuis  aus- 
piciis,  ad  summam  felicitatem  una  cum  tribus  pervenisse. 
Vale,  et  ubique  prosperrime  agas  vehementer  affecto. 

P.  349.  Comienza  el  Sexto  Libro;*  de  las  oraciones  con 
que  oraban  a  los  Dioses,  y  de  la  Retorica  y  Filosofia,  moral 
y  Teologia,  en  una  misma  contextura.  Ends  on  page  490. 

[Note  in  pencil:  “This  book  6  of  the  original  MS.  of  Lord 
K.  appears  to  have  been  torn  up  by  the  printers  in  the  course 
of  the  printing.  I  remember  some  one  (I  think  it  was  Mr. 
Edgar  Taylor)  telling  me  how  careless  Lord  K.  was  of  his 
splendidly  bound  MSS.,  for  he  allowed  them  to  be  torn  by 
the  printers.  The  other  11  books  of  Sahagun,  viz:  1  to  5  and 
7  to  12,  are  now  in  my  possession  at  Middlehill.  Thos.  Phil- 
lipps,  1854.”] 

P.  491.  Indice  de  los  Capitulos  del  Libro  Sexto  de  la 
Retorica  y  Filosofia  Moral,  y  Teologia,  de  la  Gente  Mexicana. 
Ends  on  page  493,  then  2  leaves  blank. 


The  General  History  of  New  Spain,  by  Bernard  de  Sahagun, 
from  which  this  book  has  been  extracted,  has  never  been  published;  it 
is  in  the  possession  of  the  Right  Honorable  Lord  Viscount  Kings- 
borough. ” 


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VOLUME  VI. 

Same  Title  as  preceeding  Volumes:  Whatman’s  Paper: 

3  leaves,  4  leaf,  title: — 5  leaf:  Appendix. 

P.  2,  Blank. 

P.  3.  Appendix.  The  Interpretation  of  the  Hiero- 
glyphical  Painting's  of  the  Collection  of  Mendoza.  Ends  on 
page  87. 

P.  88.  Blank: 

P.  89.  Index  to  the  First  Part  of  the  Collection  of  Men¬ 
doza. 

P.  91.  Index  to  the  Second  Part  of  the  Collection  of 
Mendoza. 

P.  94.  Index  to  the  Names  of  Persons  and  Offices. 

P.  95.  The  Explanation  of  the  Hierogdyphical  Paint¬ 
ing's  of  the  Codex  Telleriano-Remensis.*  Ends  on  page  153. 

P.  154.  Blank. 

P.  155.  The  Translation  of  the  Explanation  of  the 
Mexican  Paintings  of  the  Codex  Vaticanus. 

“The  paintings  of  the  Vatican  Codex,  No.  3738,  re¬ 
semble,  by  being  merely  copies  of  Mexican  paintings  those 
of  the  collection  of  Mendoza:  the  outlines  of  the  figures  are 
done  with  a  pen,  and  the  extremely  coarse  style  of  the  ori¬ 
ginal  drawing  is  not  at  all  exaggerated  in  the  plates.  From 
the  method  which  has  been  adopted  in  every  instance  in 
copying  the  Mexican  paintings  contained  in  the  present 
work  by  means  of  transparent  paper,  the  greatest  correct¬ 
ness  has  been  the  result;  and  the  minute  hieroglyphics  of  the 
Dresden,  M  S.,  have  been  no  less,  closely  imitated  in  this 
manner  than  the  larger  figures  of  the  paintings  of  Veletri, 


*“The  Codex  Telleriano-Remensis  is  merely  a  copy  by  Pett  r  de 
los  Rios,  a  Dominican  Monk,  of  a  Mexican  calendar.  An  original 
Mexican  calendar,  painted  on  paper  of  the  Agave,  and  very  much  re¬ 
sembling  the  Codex  Telleriano-Remensis  in  the  disposition  of  the  signs 
of  the  days  of  the  year  round  the  figures  of  the  principal  Mexican 
idols,  is  preserved  in  the  Library  of  the  Chamber  of  Deputies  at 
Paris.  ” 


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&c.”  Ends  on  page  232.  On  the  same  page  232.  Aguments 
to  show  that  the  Jews  in  early  ages  colonized  America. 
(This  is  Note  I.,  though  not  so  headed.)  Ends  on  page  401. 

Note  II.  Pag-e  401.  American  Traditions  which  appear 
to  be  derived  from  a  Hebrew  source.  Ends  on  pag-e  409. 

Note  III.  Pag-e  409.  Reasons  for  supposing- that  Chris¬ 
tians  in  early  ag-es  colonized  America.  Ends  on  page  420. 

Page  421.  The  Monuments  of  New  Spain,  by  M.  Dupaix. 
The  first  Expedition  in  search  of  Antiquities,  undertaken  in 
the  year  1805.  Ends  on  page  486. 

P.  487.  Notes.  Ends  on  page  540. 

The  End  of  Sixth  Volume. 

AlERE  (Vignette)  FlAMMAM. 

Richard  Taylor,  Printer  to  the  University  of  London, 

Red  Lion  Court,  Fleet  Street. 

3  leaves  blank: 

Between  pages  198-199  there  is  a  3  page  table  inserted. 

VOLUME  VII. 

On  third  fly  leaf:  “Antiquities  of  Mexico,  vol.  vii.” 

Reverse  of  this  fly  leaf: 

Vignette:  Hand  pouring  oil  into  the  lamp,  with  inscrip¬ 
tion,  “  Alere  Flammam.”  Below  this: 

Richard  Taylor,  Printer  to  the  University  of  London, 
Red  Lion  Court,  Fleet  Street,  MDCCCXXX. 

Next  leaf  same  title  as  1st  and  following  volumes. 

Reverse  blank. 

P.  i.  Carta  Dedicatoria  del  Autor.  Ends  on  page  ii. 

P.  iii.  Prologo.  Ends  on  page  vi. 

P.  vii.  A1  Sincero  Lector. 

P.  viii.  Blank. 

Then  follows  a  leaf  with  title  which  should  undoubtedly 
have  preceded  pages  i-viii,  inclusive: 

Historia  Universal,  De  Las  Cosas  de  Nueva  Espana,  Por 
el  M.  R.  P.  Fr.  Bernardino  de  Sahagun,  De  la  Orden  de  los 
Fravles  Menores  de  la  Observancia.  Reverse  blank. 


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P.  1.  Historia  Universal  de  las  Cosas  De  Nueva  Espana. 
Ends  on  page  447,  with  the  colophon: 

Fin  de  la  Historia  General  Compuesta  por  el  M.  R.  P. 
Fr.  Bernardino  de  Sahagun. 

P.  448.  Blank. 

P.  449.  Indice.  Ends  on  pag-e  464.  Fin. 

On  lower  part  of  page :  Same  vignette  and  inscription 
as  at  the  beginning  of  the  volume  on  reverse  of  3rd  fly. 
Then,  Londres:  En  la  Ofhcina  de  Ricardo  Tavlor,Impresor 
de  la  Universidad.  MDCCC  XXX. 

Volume  VII.  is  on  unwater-marked  paper,  poorer  than 
the  Whatman’s.  It  has  a  yellowish  tint. 

VOLUME  VIII. 


Leaf  I. 

“Antiquities  of  Mexico,”  to  “Accompanying  Descrip¬ 
tions”  the  title  of  the  two  latter  volumes  is  the  same  as  in 
Vol.  I.  Then,  however,  follows: 

The  whole  illustrated  by  many  valuable  inedited  manu¬ 
scripts,  by  Lord  Kingsborough.  The  drawings,  on  stone, 
by  A.  Aglio.  In  nine  volumes.  Vol.  VIII,  London.  Printed 
by  Richard  and  John  E.  Taylor,  Red  Lion  Court,  Fleet 
Street.  Published  by  Henry  G.  Bohn,  York  Street,  Covent 
Garden,  MDCCC.XLVIII. 

1  leaf.  268  pages.  2  leaves.  424  pages: 

Paper  watermarked  almost  chronologically,  1831,  1832, 
1833,  1834,  1835  then  1829,  mixed  with  1830  and  the  foregoing. 

All  papers  bear  simply  the  watermark  of  date,  up  to 
1829,  inclusive,  1830  et  sqq. 

J.  Whatman, 

1830  etc., 

In  this  Vol.  VIII.,  I  found  one  sheet  watermarked, 

J.  Whatman, 

Turkey  Mill, 


1830. 


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P.  1.  Supplementary  Notes  to  the  Antiquities  of  Mexi¬ 
co.  Below:  Yol.  VIII,  B. 

P.  3.  Supplementary  Notes.  [The  following-  notes  are 
a  continuation  of  those  inserted  at  the  end  of  the  Sixth 
Volume.]  Begins  with  Note  XXXI. 

To  page  268  inclusive,  ending  with  Note  LIV.* 

1st.  following  leaf.  Supplement. 

2nd.  following  leaf.  Preface. 

“This  Supplement  consists  of  extracts  from  the  works 
of  Torquemada,  Acosta,  and  Garcia.  The  object  of  annex¬ 
ing  it  to  the  present  work  is  to  illustrate  the  last  portion  of 
the  Mexican  paintings  contained  in  the  collection  of  Men¬ 
doza,  and  to  show  the  correspondence  which  exists  between 
many  of  the  Mexican  and  Hebrew  laws.  The  order  in  which 
the  various  subjects  follow  each  other  is  the  same  as  that 
preserved  in  those  paintings: — the  baptism  of  children,  their 
education,  the  marriage  ceremony  customary  amongst  the 
Mexicans,  the  austerities  practised  by  their  priests,  and  the 
arts  in  which  they  chiefly  excelled,  are  successively  describ¬ 
ed.  Next  follow  many  Chapters  taken  from  the  works  of 
Garcia  and  Torquemada,  in  which  the  ordinances  of  Leviti¬ 
cus  and  Deuteronomy  are  compared  with  the  ritual  observ¬ 
ances  and  moral  laws  of  the  Mexicans.  These  last  chapters 
are  very  curious,  and  deserving  of  attentive  consideration.’’ 

P.  1.  Supplementary  extracts  from  Spanish  Authors. 

P.  91.  Sermam  do  Auto  Da  Fe.  Ends  on  page  115. 

P.  116.  Blank. 

P.  117.  Repuesta  al  Sermon.  Ends  on  page  157. 

P.  158.  Blank. 


*Under  this  is  written  in  what  seems  the  same  hard  writing-  as  all 
the  pencil  notes  in  the  volumes,  excepting  that  on  fly  leaf  1  Vol  I: 
“This  work  of  Tovare  is  in  the  Library  of  Sir  Thos.  Phillipps  Bart, 
at  Middlehill.  1860.”  Adina  de  Zavala. 


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P.  159.  Historia  Del  Origen  de  las  Gentes  que  poblaron 
la  America  Septentrional,  que  llaman  la  Nueva-Espana; 
con  Noticia  de  los  Primeros  que  establecieron  la  Monarquia 
que  en  ella  Florecio  de  la  Nacion  Tolteca,  y  noticias  que  al- 
canzaron  de  la  Creacion  del  Mundo.  Su  Autor  el  Licenciado 
Don  Mariano  Fernandez  De  Echevarria  y  Veytia,  Caballero 
Profeso  del  orden  Militar  de  Santiago. 

P.  160.  Blank. 

P.  161.  Discurso  Preliminar.  Ends  on  page  217. 

P.  218.  Blank. 

P.  219.  Tercera  Noticia  de  la  Segunda  Parte  de  las 
Noticias  Historiales  delas  Conquistas  de  Tierra  Firme,  en  el 
Nuevo  Reyno  de  Granada  por  Fr.  Pedro  Simon,  Ofrecida  a 
Nuestro  invictisimo  Cesar  Filipo  IY,  en  el  Real  Consejo  de 
Indias,  ano  1624. 

P.  220.  Blank. 

P.  221.  Tercera  Noticia  Historial  De  las  Conquistas  de 
Tierra  Firme.  Ends  on  page  271. 

“These  two  Historical  Notices  of  Pere  Simon  will  be 
very  valuable  to  the  future  historian  of  America.  They  have 
never  been  published,  and  were  copied  from  the  MS.  of  the 
author.” 

P.  272.  Blank. 

P.  273.  History  of  the  North-American  Indians,  their 
customs,  &C.  By  James  Adair. 

P.  274.  Blank. 

P.  275.  To  the  Hon.  Colonel  George  Craghan,  George 
Galphin  and  Lachlan  M‘Gilwray,  Esquires.  Gentlemen',  etc. 
Letter  signed  on  page  276.  “James  Adair.” 

P.  277.  Preface.  Ends  on  page  278. 

P.  279.  History  of  the  North-American  Indians,  their 
customs,  &C.  Ends  on  page  375.  On  same  page  375: 

Notes  and  illustrations  to  Adair’s  History  of  the  North- 
American  Indians.  Ends  on  page  400. 

P.  401.  Cartas  Ineditas  de  Hernando  Cortes. 

P.  402.  Blank. 


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P.  403.  Cartas  Ineditas  de  Hernando  Cortes.  Ends  on 
page  418 

P.  419.  Relaciones  Ineditas  de  Fernandez  de  Oviedo. 
Ends  on  page  424.  Bottom  of  page: 

End  of  Vol.  VIII,  London: — Printed  by  Richard  and 
John  G.  Taylor,  Red  Lion  Court,  Fleet  Street. 

VOLUME  IX. 

Same  Title  as  foregoing  volume  except  [Vol.  IX.],  leaf  1. 

P.  1.  Cronica  Mexicana  de  Fernando  de  Alvarado  Tez- 
ozomoc. 

P.  3.  Advertencia  del  Padre  Francisco  Garcia  Figueroa. 

Don  Fernando  Alvarado  Tezozomoc  fue  sin  duda  uno 
de  los  investigadores  mas  diligentes  de  las  antigiiedades 
Mexicanas. 

Illustado  de  particulares  conocimientos,  los  comunico 
por  medio  de  sus  obras  en  que  presenta  utiles,  curiosas  y 
agradables  noticias  de  su  nacion,  que  pueden  ocuparse  dig- 
namente  en  la  Historia  Universal.  Clavigero  se  aprovecho 
de  muchas  noticias  de  Tezozomoc  para  su  historia;  lo  mismo 
hizo  Don  Mariano  Veytia,  para  las  que  compuso  en  la 
Puebla  de  los  Angeles.  Que  Tezozomoc  escribiese  por  el 
ano  de  mil  quinientos  noventa  y  ocho,  parece  lo  persuade 
una  expresion  del  capitulo  81:  vease  al  folio  354,  a  la  vuelta. 
Dos  partes  escribio  Tezozomoc;  esta  que  es  la  primera;  y  la 
segunda,  que  segun  el  orden  cronologico,  deveria  tratar  de 
la  entrada  y  conquista,  se  ha  perdido.  El  habil  Boturini, 
que  hace  particular  memoria  de  esta  primera  parte  de  Tezo¬ 
zomoc  en  su  catalogo,  solicito  la  segunda  y  no  la  pudo  conse- 
guir.  De  la  Cronica  MS.,  que  fue  de  Boturini,  saco  Don 
Mariano  Veytia  un  ejemplar  por  el  ano  de  mil  setecientos 
cincuenta  y  cinco;  y  del  ejemplar  de  Veytia  se  saco  la  pre¬ 
sente  copia,  a  que  se  aplicaron  las  atenciones  que  devia  in- 
spirar  el  conocimiento  de  la  importancia  de  la  obra. 

P.  4.  Blank. 


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P.  5.  Cronica  Mexicana  de  Fernando  de  Alvarado  Tez- 
ozomoc.  Ends  on  page  196. 

P.  197.  Historia  Chichimeca  por  Don  Fernando  de  Alva 
Ixtlilxochitl. 

P.  198.  Blank. 

Advertencia  de  Parte  del  Colector. 

La  historia  Chichimeca,  que  presenta  este  tomo,  fue 
parto  de  la  pluma  de  Don  Fernando  de  Alva  Ixtlilxochitl. 
Del  mismo  original  de  puno  de  Don  Fernando,  saco  Boturini 
una  copia,  que  sirvio  de  original  a  otro  traslado  de  esta  obra, 
a  quien  fuera  de  su  merito  natural  pueie  servir  de  recomen- 
dacion  lo  siguiente. 

Deseoso  su  Magestad  del  complemento  de  la  Historia 
del  Origin  de  las  Gentes  que  poblaron  la  America  Septen¬ 
trional,  comenzada  y  no  concluida  por  Don  Mariano  Veytia, 
dispuso  en  su  real  orden  de  21  Febrero  de  1790,  se  recono- 
ciesen  los  MSS  ,  borradores  y  apuntamientos  de  este  labori- 
oso  escritor,  a  fin  de  encontrar  los  hechos  importantes  de 
mas  de  un  siglo,  que  faltan  en  su  Historia.  Para  dar  cumpli- 
miento  a  las  reales  intenciones,  examinamos  con  madura  re¬ 
flexion  todos  los  borradores,  fragmentos  y  memorias  del 
difunto  Veytia;  pero  el  exito  no  corresponds  a  nuestros 
deseos,  ni  a  la  prudente  esperanza  de  la  Corte.  No  hay  mas 
que  algunos  borradores  sobre  la  historia  del  origen  de  los 
antiguos  pobladores  de  esta  America  Septentrional,  y  estos 
no  pasan  del  capitulo  7  del  lib.  3. 

Si  entre  los  MSS.  de  nuestra  inspeccion,  hay  algunos 
monumentos  de  la  antigiiedad,  que  puedan  presentar  copiosa 
luz  sobre  el  origen  de  los  antiguos  pobladores,  son  precisa- 
mente  la  presente  historia  Chichimeca  v  las  Relaciones  del 
mismo  Don  Fernando  de  Alva  comprendidas  en  el  tomo  4°  de 
esta  coleccion,  A  nuestro  entender,  ellas  solo  pueden  min- 
istrar  noticias  capaces  de  suplir  aquel  defecto.  Tal  vez  a 
primer  aspecto  muchas  de  estas  noticias  pareceran  indifer- 
entes;  pero  luego  descubrira  la  reflexion  el  influxo  directo, 
que  pueden  tener  en  la  historia  del  origen  de  los  pobladores. 
Estamos  firmemente  persuadidos  que  para  empezarla,  dis- 


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fruto  Veytia  las  mismas  obras,  que  recomendamos  para  su 
continuacion. 

Certifico  que  esta  historia  se  ha  copiado  literalmente  de 
un  ejemplar  que  fue  de  Don  Mariano  de  Veytia.  Mexico, 
catorce  de  Octubre  de  mil  setecientos  noventa  y  dos. — Fray 
Francisco  Garcia  Fiqueroa. 

P.  199.  Blank. 

P.  200.  Letter. 

P.  201.  Blank. 

P.  202.  Prologo  al  Lector.  Ends  on  page  204. 

P.205.  Historia  Chichimeca  por  Don  Fernando  de  Al¬ 
va  Ixtlilxochitl.  Ends  on  page  316. 

P.  317.  Relaciones  de  Don  Fernando  de  Alva  Ixtlilxo¬ 
chitl. 

P.  318.  Blank. 

P.  319.  Advertencia  Del  Padre  Colector. 

Las  Relaciones  de  Don  Fernando  de  Alva  Ixtlilxochitl 
merecen  particular  estimacion.  Sacadas  felizmente  del  fon- 
do  de  la  antigiiedad,  presentan  agradables  objetos  a  la 
diversion  y  a  la  ensenanza.  Ellas  grangearon  a  su  autor 
las  alabanzas  de  los  Mexicanos  estudiosos  de  las  antigiie- 
dades  de  su  patria,  y  capaces  de  conocer  el  merito  por 
las  bellas  luces  de  su  naturaleza  y  aplicacion.  Don  Carlos 
de  Siguenza  y  Gongora,  Don  Francisco  Clavigero,  y  Don 
Mariano  Veytia,  han  celebrado  particularmente  las  obras 
de  Ixtlilxochitl,  y  con  razon,  pues  desembolver  las  an- 
tiguas  monarquias,  sus  progresos,  decadencia  politica  y 
vicisitudes,  dar  ideas  de  las  ciencias,  artes,  poblacion,  agri- 
cultura,  manufacturas  e  industria  de  sus  nacionales, 
ilustrar  dudas,  desimpresionar  los  errores  y  fabulas  que  in- 
sensiblemente  se  habian  introducido  en  los  memorias  de  los 
sucesos  patrios,  y  tratar  estas  materias  con  profundo  cono- 
cimiento,  libre  de  impresiones  vulgares,  con  sencillez,  y  ani- 
mado  del  amor  a  la  verdad,  debe  producir  un  ventajoso  con- 
cepto  de  las  obras  de  Ixtlilxochitl.  No  se  pretende  que  sus 
Relaciones  carezcan  de  defectos;  el  ajuste  y  concordia  de  las 


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cronologias  ofrece  muchos  puntos  disonantes  dig-nos  de  seria 
correccion. 

Para  sacar  la  siguiente  copia  de  las  obras  historicas  de 
Don  Fernando  de  Alva  Ixtlilxochitl,  hernos  tenido  presentes 
dos  ejemplares  MSS.  El  primero  pertenece  al  archivo  de 
este  Convento  Grande  de  Mexico  de  los  Padres  Franciscanos 
de  la  reg-ular  observancia:  el  segundo  es  el  mismo  que  sirvio 
a  Don  Mariano  de  Echevarria  y  Veytia,  que  nos  puso  en  las 
manos  la  poderosa  solicitud  del  Excelentisimo  Senor  Conde 
de  Revilla  Gigedo. 

Deseosos  pues  de  la  mayor  exactitud  y  buen  orden  de 
esta  copia,  que  considerabamos  perder  en  gran  parte  de  la 
perfeccion  del  original,  nos  aplicamos  seriamente  a  con- 
frontar  los  dos  ejemplares  manuscritos,  para  dar  preferencia 
al  que  la  mereciese  por  el  mayor  arreglo;  despues  de  un 
prolixo  examen  preferimos  el  de  Don  Mariano  Veytia. 
Observamos  que  en  este  ejemplar  no  esta  corrompidala 
escritura  de  las  antiguas  voces  del  idioma  Mexicano,  de 
que  abunda  la  obra,  antes  bien  se  mantienen  sin  alteracion 
con  el  caracter  propio  de  su  origen;  ventaja  que  desvanece 
muchas  dificultades  que  pudieran  interrumpir  la  inteligencia 
en  el  curso  de  la  narracion. 

P.  320.  Fuera  de  esto,  nos  animo  a  dar  la  preferencia  a 
aquel  ejemplar,  el  saber  que  es  el  propio  que  sirvio  para  la 
composicion  de  sus  obras  al  celebre  escritor  Americano, 
Don  Mariano  Echevarria  y  Veytia,  quien  supo  emplear  su 
buen  discernimiento  y  preciosa  critica  en  la  eleccion  de  los 
antiguos  manuscritos,  que  son  el  fondo  de  las  importantes 
obras  que  hacen  tanto  'honor  a  su  ingenio  e  incansable 
aplicacion. 

La  obra  original  del  puno  de  Ixtlilxochitl,  estaba  en  la 
libreria  del  colegio  maximo  de  los  Padres  ex-Jesuitas,  como 
noticia  Clavigero:  el  Caballero  Boturini  saco  una  copia  de 
aquel  original,  y  de  la  copia  de  Boturini  traslado  Veytia  el 
ano  1755  la  que  nos  ha  servido  de  original.  Algunos  borrones 
se  encontraran  en  esta  obra;  queremos  decir,  que  en  su 
contesto  hay  algunos  parrafos  y  expresiones  duras,  odiosas 


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v  de  mal  sabor.  Agitado  el  espiritu  del  autor  de  las  ocur- 
rencias  de  aquel  tiempo,  dejo  correr  la  pluma  con  inconsid- 
erada  libertad. 

P.  321.  Relaciones  de  Don  Fernando  de  Alva  Ixtlilxo- 
chitl.  Ends  on  page  468.  Then  follows  60  pages,  which 
are  part  of  a  projected  tenth  volume.  Title  of  the  60  pages  : 

Ritos  Antiguos,  Sacrificios  Idolatrias  de  Los  Indios 
de  la  Nueva  Espana  y  de  su  conversion  a  la  Fee  y  Quienes 
fueron  los  que  primero  La  Predicaron. 

Below  on  page  I.  Vol.  X.  B. 

Page  3.  Carta  Dedicatoria. 

On  page  60: 

End  of  Vol.  IX,  which  concludes  the  work.  London: 
Printed  by  Richard  and  John  E.  Taylor.  Red  Lion  Court, 
Fleet  Street.  The  paper  of  this  volume  is  watermarked, 
J.  Whatmam,  1831—1836,  each  year  included.  The  water¬ 
mark  begins  Vol.  IX,  and  runs  chronologically  through  the 
volume,  ending  with  paper  bearing  watermark  of  1836. 


